Favorite Recipes for Cancer Patients or Weight Gain January 05 2019

Anyone who knows my philosophy on nutrition knows that I am a huge fan of protein shakes because they make eating healthy, easy, and super-delicious. Choose the highest quality that's low sugar, low carb, and low fat to provide your body with the best nutrition possible That's where LynFit Compete Protein Shakes come in. Twenty-four grams of the highest quality protein you can buy, low carb, low sugar, and low fat. And, always gluten and soy-free, and micro-filtered to remove lactose, making them easier to digest, especially when it counts most.

Real food is typically best, but protein shakes are a great supplement to a sound nutrition program!

Some good reasons to drink a protein shake are:

If you have trouble meeting your protein requirements

If you are a vegetarian/pescatarian/don’t eat much meat

If you are in a rush/don’t have time to cook/have a very busy schedule

If you have trouble getting all your calories from real food. Eating enough calories every day from real food can be challenging when you're healing and recovering, and your body needs it most at those times.

To control cravings/combat a sweet tooth

For nourishment during times you might not feel like eating (i.e. first thing in the morning, after treatments)

This is obviously not an exhaustive list of reasons to drink protein shakes, but most of the main bases are covered.

Here are my favorite recipes for cancer patients or anyone needing to gain weight. Any of these recipes can be bulked up by adding peanut butter, coconut or almond milk, more heavy whipping cream (when needed), whole eggs, or extra nut butter. If needed, all recipes can be made a little sweeter by adding one packet of Truvia, a stevia-based granulated sweetener.

Please note that by two scoops, I mean approximately 30 grams of protein powder, which normally nets between 20 and 25 grams of protein. Nutrition information given assumes 24 grams of protein for two scoops.

Keep in mind that you can amend the ingredients in any of these recipes for your personal preference (more flavor, less flavor, more sweet, less sweet, thicker, thinner, etc). Please let me know what you think, and please share your favorite recipes and I will continue to add to this list.

For an extra yummy treat, take some gluten-free oats (2/3 cup) and mix them with (1 tbsp.) of melted real butter, (2 tsp.) honey, and cinnamon to taste. Spread them out on a baking sheet and toast them at 300 degrees for 15-20 minutes (stirring after 10 minutes). Keep a close eye on the oats and don’t let them burn. Take them out and let them cool completely, stirring them so they don’t clump together. You can sprinkle this on top of your shake or eat a couple of spoonfuls when you drink your shake. This recipe makes two servings of the “crisp.”

(*Steep (1-2) mint-flavored green tea bags in (12 oz.) hot water for 2-3 minutes (two teabags for stronger flavor). If you have time to let it cool, that’s ideal. If not, steep them in (6-8 oz.) of water and use extra crushed ice when making your shake.